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Everipedia

Everipedia ( ), renamed IQ.wiki in 2022, is a blockchain-based online encyclopedia, originally designed as a general purpose reference but has pivoted to focus on the cryptocurrency space. Everipedia was founded in 2014 and was officially launched in 2015, as a fork of Wikipedia. Larry Sanger (who co-founded Wikipedia) joined the company in 2017, and resigned in 2019. The company was initially headquartered in Westwood, Los Angeles but has since relocated to 201 Wilshire Boulevard (suite 314) in Santa Monica, California. The site depicts itself as "The World's Largest Blockchain & Crypto Encyclopedia" and formerly as "everyone's encyclopedia".

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Everipedia ( ), renamed IQ.wiki in 2022, is a blockchain-based online encyclopedia, originally designed as a general purpose reference but has pivoted to focus on the cryptocurrency space. Everipedia was founded in 2014 and was officially launched in 2015, as a fork of Wikipedia. Larry Sanger (who co-founded Wikipedia) joined the company in 2017, and resigned in 2019. The company was initially headquartered in Westwood, Los Angeles but has since relocated to 201 Wilshire Boulevard (suite 314) in Santa Monica, California. The site depicts itself as "The World's Largest Blockchain & Crypto Encyclopedia" and formerly as "everyone's encyclopedia".

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376111509

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.